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“The reality, I know now, is that he had been grooming us for a number of years, knowing all along that Linda was terminal case and that there was never going to a chance of a recovery.”

He added: “David approached me very quickly after her wake and offered to help with the probate.

“He knew there was £300,000 life insurance and the money was there to be had.

“I accepted his help. For all intents and purposes David had sold himself to me as a financial advisor and solicitor (which he was not).

“He was expediting his plan to the very end. The weekend he knew the money was going to be transferred to me, he badgered me consistently on the phone to transfer the money to him.

“He always used the premise we need to ring-fence the money. The will was written as a discretionary trust will which means her estate couldn’t be touched, even by me as a trustee.”

Reid went to the lengths of getting one of trustees to agree to sign his rights over to him.

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Mr Lazaro said: “I now know that the paperwork for the discretionary will account was forged. The money never went anywhere other than into his own account.”

Mr Lazaro said if anything happened to him the money would have been used by his son and younger daughter Yasmin to look after their older sister. He added: “He (Reid) has shown no remorse for what he has done.”

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Comments (3)

At the heart of every con is greed. Ive no doubt that this con was worked by promising greater financial gain by signing the money over. Shame the victim hadnt learned the meaning of a bird in the hand being worth more than two in the bush...

At the heart of every con is greed. Ive no doubt that this con was worked by promising greater financial gain by signing the money over. Shame the victim hadnt learned the meaning of a bird in the hand being worth more than two in the bush...Bbwolf

At the heart of every con is greed. Ive no doubt that this con was worked by promising greater financial gain by signing the money over. Shame the victim hadnt learned the meaning of a bird in the hand being worth more than two in the bush...

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greenfinger says...6:41am Sat 22 Mar 14

why not just invest the £300k yourself? obviously he will wish he had done now.

why not just invest the £300k yourself? obviously he will wish he had done now.greenfinger

why not just invest the £300k yourself? obviously he will wish he had done now.

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Tregeor says...3:21pm Mon 24 Mar 14

Very, very sorry for the family but this gentleman has been extremely foolish with his wife's money.

Very, very sorry for the family but this gentleman has been extremely foolish with his wife's money.Tregeor

Very, very sorry for the family but this gentleman has been extremely foolish with his wife's money.

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